120mm fan needed?

tenten

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May 13, 2004
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i have a 120mm fan slot in the back of my case, but im not sure if i need it, the fans i have currently are one on the side of th case, and one on the top of the case. also, what noise level and air flow fan should i get if i choose to?

computer:
Asus a7n8x-e deluxe motherboard
Corsair twinx512-pc3200llpt
ATI Radeon 9600LE 256mb
ThermalTake Volcano 12+ heatsink+fan
Lite-on cd-rw/dvd-rom
Sony floppy drive
Western Digital 80GB w/8mb cache

maybe a little overclocking will be done, nothing drastic...
thanks
 

Soulkeeper

Diamond Member
Nov 23, 2001
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look for the right cfm on the fan when you get a 120mm fan
that's what's really important imo

i got two 120mm fans cooling my radiator and they are slightly louder than most 80mm fans but give quite a bit more cfm even with slower rpm settings

just get a speed controller knob if you are really worried about the noise levels

and watch yur fingers with these monsters
i got my pinky sucked in one the other week and it cut me in 3 places :)
also you can get converters to mount a 80mm fan in the place of a 120mm fan or vice versa



good luck